Alraune (1952 film)
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| Directed by | Arthur Maria Rabenalt |
| Produced by | Otto Lehmann Günther Stapenhorst |
| Written by | Hanns Heinz Ewers(novel) Kurt Heuser |
| Starring | Hildegard Knef Erich von Stroheim |
| Music by | Werner R. Heymann |
| Cinematography | Friedl Behn-Grund |
| Release date(s) | October 23, 1952 |
| Running time | 92mins |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
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Alraune (also known as Unnatural) is a 1952 science fiction horror film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Hildegard Knef in which a scientist creates a woman who is beautiful and yet soulless, lacking any sense of morality. It is based upon the German myth of Alraune in which a woman is impregnated by a mandrake root. It is the fifth and as of 2007 the final movie to be based upon this myth.
The film was produced by Carlton Films and Deutsche Styria Film GmbH and distributed by Gloria in Germany and Distributors Corporation of America Inc. (DCA) in the United States in 1958 in a version dubbed into English.
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Hildegard Knef | Alraune |
| Erich von Stroheim | Jacob ten Brinken |
| Karlheinz Böhm | Frank Braun |
| Harry Meyen | Count Geroldingen |
| Rolf Henniger | Wolf Goutram (Ralph in the US version) |
| Harry Halm | Doctor Mohn |
| Hans Cossy | Mathieu, the coachman |
| Gardy Brombacher | Lisbeth, the maid |
| Trude Hesterberg | Fuerstin Wolkonska |
| Julia Koschka | Olga Wolkonska |
| Denise Vernac | Olga Wolkonska |
| Arno Ebert | |
| Willem Holzboer |
[edit] See also
- Alraune (1918 film)
- Alraune, die Henkerstochter, genannt die rote Hanne
- Alraune (1928 film)
- Alraune (1930 film)
[edit] References
- Wingrove, David. Science Fiction Film Source Book (Longman Group Limited, 1985)
- Internet Movie Database
